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/ryan ticket -- supporters to the romney/ryan ticket. >> we want to be held accountable for the promises we made last night and the night before paul ryan and i spoke about what we'll do if we become vice president and president. >> reporter: romney flew to new orleans to see damage from hurricane isaac and meet with first responders. >> got a lot of questions for you, here to learn and obviously draw some attention to what's going on here so that people around the country know you folks need help. >> reporter: the obama campaign was also on the road and taking issue with the republican speeches in tampa. vice president biden met with uaw workers in the battleground state of ohio. he refuted republican vp nominee paul brian's claim that president obama didn't keep his promise -- paul ryan's claim that president obama didn't keep his promise when the plant shut down. >> what he didn't tell you was the plant in janesville actually closed when president bush was still in office. >> reporter: president obama addressed troops in el paso, texas, thanked them for their sacrifice and if reelecte
/ryan ticket -- supporters to the romney/ryan ticket. >> we want to be held accountable for the promises we made last night and the night before paul ryan and i spoke about what we'll do if we become vice president and president. >> reporter: romney flew to new orleans to see damage from hurricane isaac and meet with first responders. >> got a lot of questions for you, here to learn and obviously draw some attention to what's going on here so that people around the country...
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. >> i truly believe that the american people will reject romney and ryan for attempting to impose to the american people what the republican congress has been preaching. >> while the president hit seven iowa cities in the next three days, governor romney remains in the must-win state of florida. which also happens to be hosting the republican national convention later this month. stacey cohen, 9news now. >> the department of agriculture intends to buy $170 million worth of pork, chicken, and cat fish. the government says all of the purchases will go to food banks. a white house official calls it a win/win idea with farmers getting the opportunity to sell more products at a critical time and taxpayers receiving a better price on food that would have been purchased later. >>> the president once saw paul ryan as a man he could work with and mitt romney says his running mate has a unique ability to reach across the aisle. but one of the democrats who knows ryan best blasts him as anything but a compromiser. >> hey, how are you? good to see you. >> maryland congressman, chris. >> i have g
. >> i truly believe that the american people will reject romney and ryan for attempting to impose to the american people what the republican congress has been preaching. >> while the president hit seven iowa cities in the next three days, governor romney remains in the must-win state of florida. which also happens to be hosting the republican national convention later this month. stacey cohen, 9news now. >> the department of agriculture intends to buy $170 million worth of...
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he said that the romney/ryan administration would turn things around and create jobs. of course, the democrats disagree with that and say they need more time to get the economy back on track. today inside it was really a who's who of all the local gops, even attorney general ken cuccinelli coming up sharing the stage with paul ryan. we'll have more on that coming up at 7:00. of course, virginia an extremely important swing state with most of the votes right here in northern virginia. i'm peggy fox reporting live in springfield, back to you. >> thank you. on that note new polling this week shows the race for virginia is still a dead heat. it was released by purple strategies and shows 48% of likely virginia voters would pick mitt romney and paul ryan, 45% would choose the president and vice president again, but 8% of the voters in the commonwealth say they are still undecided. >>> the last effort to keep maryland's congressional redistricting map off the ballot failed. today the state court of appeals rejected the maryland democratic party's request to stop the referend
he said that the romney/ryan administration would turn things around and create jobs. of course, the democrats disagree with that and say they need more time to get the economy back on track. today inside it was really a who's who of all the local gops, even attorney general ken cuccinelli coming up sharing the stage with paul ryan. we'll have more on that coming up at 7:00. of course, virginia an extremely important swing state with most of the votes right here in northern virginia. i'm peggy...
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vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you see them weekday nights here on wusa9 and in december david letterman will receive one of the highest cultural honors in this country. he is one of seven people receiving kennedy center honors. actor dustin hoffman, buddy guy, natalia makarova and john paul jones, jimmy page and robert plant who may be better known as led zeppelin are the others. >>> johns hopkins is 13th on the u.s. news and world reports annual ranking of best national universities. georgetown comes in at 21. university of virginia is 24th. harvard and princeton are tied for no. 1, but when it comes to up and coming schools, george mason university in fairfax tops the list. >>> something
vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you see them weekday nights here on wusa9 and in december david letterman will...
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vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you can expect up to 20 minutes of delays on several metro lines this weekend. on the green line that's because greenbelt station will be closed. shuttle buses will be in service around that station and there will be sections where trains will use just one track on the red, orange and blue lines and it's all slated to begin tomorrow night at 10:00. >>> the national transportation safety board made more than a dozen recommendations after that deadly crash on the red line three years ago and now metro says it's getting closer to those goals by checking another five of them off the list. >> reporter: i'm scott broom with metro riders at the greenbelt station wher
vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you can expect up to 20 minutes of delays on several metro lines this weekend. on the...
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vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> caught on tape, a powerful earthquake shaking costa rica. the quake collapsed houses and prompted a tsunami warning. people ran into the street during the panic and one person reportedly died of a heart attack. simply from fear. >> lawyers for a new york strip club say they aren't claiming it's the same thing as ballet, but lap dancing should be subject to the same tax exceptions as artistic performances. new york state's highest court is hearing these today and an attorney for the club called night moon said it should qualify for an exception. a ruling is expected next month. >> dramatic performances. >> yes. they are. >> some money is pouring in from tourist
vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> caught on tape, a powerful earthquake shaking costa rica. the quake collapsed houses...
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vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> lost in the glow of victory in new orleans was the injury to pierre garcon. the redskins made several moves this offseason which you can tip the cap to mike shanahan. one of them seems to be the acquisition of the former colts wide receiver. they hoped he would bring big plays. he has. last week he provided the biggest boom on bourbon street no. 88 dashing for 88 yards, but injured his foot. he ended up four catches for 109 yards. after the game he told me see you in st. louis, but he's been limited in practice. today coach shanahan says we're not sure yet if he's going to play. >> if he can go live with the pain, feels lik
vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> lost in the glow of victory in new orleans...
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congress member, paul ryan, is expected to accept his nomination as vice president tomorrow and romney himself addresses the convention and accepts his nomination thursday night. bruce leshan is in tampa as well anchoring a live web cast with u.s.a. today and bruce joins us live right now from inside the convention hall. bruce. >> reporter: hey derek. not wasting any time is absolutely right. mitt romney has just officially clinched the nomination of the republican party to the white house. plenty of screaming and hole hollering going on about that. the roll call continues. but how important is virginia in this? virginia's governor says it is the mother of patriots, the cradle of democracy, and it was a virginiaen who was the seconder of the nomination for mitt romney. >> i am so deeply honored and so proud to second the nomination of mitt romney for the office of president of the united states of america. >> so lots of questions about the general election tactics and folks are talking about mitt romney, perhaps taking a harder lin to move ahead in the polls that have been stuck 50/50.
congress member, paul ryan, is expected to accept his nomination as vice president tomorrow and romney himself addresses the convention and accepts his nomination thursday night. bruce leshan is in tampa as well anchoring a live web cast with u.s.a. today and bruce joins us live right now from inside the convention hall. bruce. >> reporter: hey derek. not wasting any time is absolutely right. mitt romney has just officially clinched the nomination of the republican party to the white...
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vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> welcome back. we are live from nationals park. they are taking on their second game agnst the cubs. a lineup change tonight. bryce harper will not play. he just wanted to give his rookie a day off. that means jason worth moved to center. tyler will start in right. the nats didn't have too much time to celebrate last night's milestone win. they secured themselves a winning season. the first since coming to d.c. in the first since 1965 or d.c. baseball team. they won five of their last six games, but despite the success, the nats are making sure they don't get complacent. >> try to do more than you need to and try to play you
vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> welcome back. we are live from nationals...
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does he have to convince people -- paul ryan's night. does he have to convince people he'sen as scary as people say he is and -- he's not as scary as people say is he and the plan from this ticket is one the country can embrace? >> if i understand from the campaign people, paul ryan is going to talk about how scary barack obama is. i couldn't think he's going to talk much about -- i don't think he's going to talk much about himself. a lot of people thought last night governor christie was going to do that. what we saw last night was some good sound political speech that was by chris christie but kind of pg rated. there's no question they dialed back. the person who stole the show here last night and really just captured the hearts of the people here at the convention was ann romney. she was just -- as speech goes, it was a good one, one of the best i've heard by politicians on either side of the aisle. so tonight is will be paul ryan's turn. he will take the fight to the democrats. then tomorrow night, of course, will be mitt romney's ni
does he have to convince people -- paul ryan's night. does he have to convince people he'sen as scary as people say he is and -- he's not as scary as people say is he and the plan from this ticket is one the country can embrace? >> if i understand from the campaign people, paul ryan is going to talk about how scary barack obama is. i couldn't think he's going to talk much about -- i don't think he's going to talk much about himself. a lot of people thought last night governor christie was...
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republican running mate, paul ryan, was in roanoak this morning and at a rail lee, mitt romney is the leer. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> president obama sat down with a group of teachers at a north las vegas high school to talk about education. >> i know that you don't do it for the money. you are doing it because you really deeply care about these kids. >> the president is trying to portray his republican opponents as out of touch when it comes to the challenges teachers face in the classroom. at a rally in the school's gym, he said the gop's budget would cut teacher use jobs and children's programs like head start. >> i've got a question for governor romney. how many teachers jobs are worth another tax cut for millionaires and billionaires? >> a new associated press poll shows president obama and mitt romney neck and neck, both campaigns are focused in on a handful of battleground states to try to put together a win in november. >> mitt romney traveled to a factory in iowa wednesday where he had something to say about education. >> i hear the president say how he wants to
republican running mate, paul ryan, was in roanoak this morning and at a rail lee, mitt romney is the leer. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> president obama sat down with a group of teachers at a north las vegas high school to talk about education. >> i know that you don't do it for the money. you are doing it because you really deeply care about these kids. >> the president is trying to portray his republican opponents as out of touch when it comes to the challenges...
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it's ryan's biggest ever debate stage. he's talking of studying 40 pounds of paperwork as republicans try to build up biden's debate skills. >> i've known paul for a long, long time. he's always hit the ball out of park, but let me tell you something. this is his first time. joe biden has been doing this since the 1800ism. >> reporter: six new polls show the race tightened after the first presidential debate especially in battleground state of virginia, florida, ohio, wisconsin and colorado. it puts more pressure on candidates tonight. however -- >> if either of these candidates make it about them, i think they're making a mistake. this is about governor romney and president obama. i think they'll both focus on thatch. >> reporter: it's a dual challenge. steal the stage for tonight and set the stage for their running mates for the rest of the campaign. >> when the debate starts at 9:00 tonight, tune into wusa9 to hear what the candidates have to say. at the same time join us online at www.wusa9.com to read what usa today r
it's ryan's biggest ever debate stage. he's talking of studying 40 pounds of paperwork as republicans try to build up biden's debate skills. >> i've known paul for a long, long time. he's always hit the ball out of park, but let me tell you something. this is his first time. joe biden has been doing this since the 1800ism. >> reporter: six new polls show the race tightened after the first presidential debate especially in battleground state of virginia, florida, ohio, wisconsin and...